gear review

Buy your pair of Volkl Gotama at evo.com The new Volkl Gotama has long been a favorite in the ski industry. Undergoing a number of transformations over the past years, … Read More

Buy your pair of Look Pivot 18 XXL Bindings at evo.com The Look Pivot 18 XXL has withstood the test of time and remains the most burly and resilient binding … Read More

Video and Words by: Gavin Smith Whitedot Freeride makes high quality skis that are made to tackle big mountains.  Their all-mountain ski, “The Preacher,” does just that and more.  I ski on … Read More

If you haven’t heard yet what’s up with these intergalactic ski poles, then you obviously didn’t read Daryn Edmund’s review on Panda Poles.  Since then, you have been missing out the best ski pole out there. Period.  The guys at Panda Poles are about the coolest guys out there and on the list of the best skiers on the mountain.  Panda poles was founded by Oakley White Allen and Tanner Rosenthal.  Panda Poles was originally thought of on a chair lift, which is the second best think tank compared to the toilet.  However these poles are greater than what you just flushed while reading this on your phone.

Aside from the Bamboo construction and amazing grips for comfort in any situation, the part that puts these poles on top is the “Zero Drag Powder Baskets.”  We all hate skiing along pondering the universe only to suddenly have our arm seemingly ripped from our shoulders as our flat basket catches a branch.  With Panda Poles that is a thing of the past, and with a season like last year exposed bushes was a reality.  This season will be better and with a better season you need a pole that won’t sink into the POW we will be getting.

Now a lot of people complain about us writers being wrong, blah, blah, blah… But with 3 writers: Daryn, Kenjiro, and myself skiing with these, we have 3x the chances of being right!

When the very first reverse camber ski, The Volant Spatula, was released to the public it came with a five page manual on how to ski them. Today, Shane McConkey’s … Read More

As August quickly approaches, the snow is melting, the wildflowers are going absolutely crazy, and the mosquitoes are almost unbearable! It must be backpacking season! This week we bring our … Read More

Shane McConkey was good at a lot of things, one of them being humor. In this 2000 “Commercial,” Shane kicks some serious ass in order to claim first chair. Taken from “There’s Something About McConkey,” this spot is nothing short of hilarious (even if there’s some gratuitous violence). What would you do for first chair? This probably isn’t suitable for younger viewers.

No one likes being woken up by a Ranger at 7 am with his tazer drawn but if this were to happen and one was to be ticketed for illegal … Read More

Rare items are sought after and often expensive. The Unofficial Networks pom-pom beanie is rare, YES, and sought after, CERTAINLY. Expensive? Not yet. This is simply a fantastic item of … Read More

The Massif jacket, part of Causwell’s Mountain Division is my everyday insulator. It is a light weight synthetic down jacket that is easily packable, and has a water resistant nylon … Read More